Bins are located in Quyon at St. Mary’s School, the Women’s Institute Hall, Marcotte’s Store and McCann’s Bonichoix; in Onslow at Thérien General Store; in Luskville at Suprime General Store; the town hall, Chez Martine’s; Poirier’s General Store and Marché du Centre and in Breckenridge at Eardley General Store.

Portage man injured: A Portage du Fort man was injured when his pickup truck collided with a dump truck on Hwy. 148 in Bristol Thursday.

The man was brought to Pontiac Community Hospital with minor injuries after the accident which occurred on a slippery section of highway near Strutt’s Garage. The only other occupant of the vehicle, the driver’s dog, was sent to hospital by ambulance with his master. The Shawville-Clarendon Fire Department needed to use the Jaws of Life to free the man from the wreckage.

Pontiac Station notes – by Hope Ledoux: In case any of you didn’t notice, spring arrived in the Pontiac Sunday. I know, because I awakened to the sight of the sun pouring through the window and the sound of a crow cawing. While the crow may not have the most musical voice in the animal kingdom, it brings joy to my heart because it is one of the first signs of spring.

Spring in Canada is not grass greening up and flowers opening, by the time these things occur, its almost summer. Spring is fields of snow shrinking and turning to ice crystals, buds welling on maple trees, water dripping off the roof and running under the snow. Spring is maple syrup and spring skiing, rubber boots and seed catalogues.

Mar. 8, 1972

50 Years Ago

Carnival Fort-Coulonge is the real Québec thing: The nearest thing to the real Québec Winter Carnival within reasonable distance of Canada’s Capital is the Carnival de Fort-Coulonge which gets bigger and better each year.

Held the first weekend of March under the chairmanship of Darcy Soucie and Danny Ryan, this event raised over five thousand dollars this year which will be spent for seats in their arena and other improvements.

With the whole town getting into the spirit of the three day spree of which was estimated 2,500 attended, the mardigras mood was kept up from the crowning of Queen Lucille Dumouchel on Friday, through hockey games, dances, broom ball, skidoo rides, figure skating displays and all manner of other attractions. Sunday night Mrs. Gaetan Fortin of the home town won the $500 draw during the old Pontiac traditional moccasin dance on ice.

Sky divers and majorettes from Petawawa brightened up the Saturday schedule which included a colourful parade of floats from the Polyvalente right down to the recreational grounds and the arena.

Les Lye and Quyon Lions put on another great show: The Quyon Lions Club Annual Variety Concert last Friday night at St. Mary’s School lived up to its reputation, namely excellent entertainment and a packed hall.

Right from the opening organ interlude by Eddie Steel of Ottawa, formerly of Quyon, which was followed by a chorus of the fifteen Quyon C.G.I.T. Girls to the final number by the 3 D’s, it was first class entertainment all the way.

It is perhaps unfair to mention one or two numbers in particular but for sheet entertainment, such as the solo by Claire Chevrier, the Ruth and Laird Graham and John Beardsley Trio, Patricia Hodgins step dancing or the Twolan sisters, it was a rewarding night indeed.

Coming close as it was to St. Patrick’s Day, the Irish songs by Leo Foran and Lennox Gavan seemed to hit the audience as most appropriate, as was the step dancing of Shelly Armstrong and the Mur-Mel Square Dancers.

The singing by Yvon and Lucille Ladouceur, the Coté-Dubois Band and the singing by the Kennedy sisters was loudly applauded.

Mar. 20, 1947

75 Years Ago

Local news: Pontiac County council at its March session, held last week at Campbell’s Bay, decided to observe in some fitting manner the one hundredth anniversary.

This council held its first meeting in 1847 at the Samuel Morehead homestead on No. 8 Highway, between Bryson and Campbell’s Bay. Municipalities represented at that meeting included Bristol, Clarendon, Litchfield and Allumette Island.

Mr. S. Wyman MacKechnie, mayor of the township of South Onslow was elected warden of Pontiac County at a session of the county council held at Campbell’s Bay on Wednesday of last week.

Shawville Junior hockey team became the first holders of the E.C. Lawn Cup by defeating Pontiac All-Stars in the second game of the two-game series, winning by a score of 8 to 4. Both games were played on Shawville ice and the local team won on the round by 17-7.

The line-up for the final game was All-Stars: goal, Lunam; defense, Sullivan, Lacourse, wings, F. Smith, R. Smith; centre, Martin; subs, Lepine, Razeau, Coyne.

Shawville: goal, Thompson; defense S. Hobbs; M. Harris; wings, D. McKay, W. Hobbs; centre, C. McTiernier; subs, H. McCredie, R. McCredie, M. Hodgins, S. Howard, F. Farrell.

Hon. Bona Dussault, minister of Municipal Affairs gave notice Tuesday on the Quebec Legislative Assembly order paper that he would introduce a bill prohibiting the wearing of “immodest clothes” on the streets and in public places. A second bill sponsored by Mr. Dussault would prohibit the wearing of bathing suits “in public places.” This measure, however, is not new to the public since some municipalities have such power.

Mar. 2,1922

100 Years Ago

Local news: A Box Social and Entertainment will be given at No. 5 School on Thursday evening under the auspices of Clarendon Farmers Club.

The death-dealing air-ship has again exacted a heavy toll of lives, in a recent experimental trip in the United States. The Roma, said to be the largest semi-rigid aircraft in the world, while maneuvering over Hampton Roads, became unmanageable through a broken rudder and then colliding with high-power electric wires, exploded and caught fire. The result was 34 people killed, 8 injured and three miraculously escaped unhurt. The history of the great air-ship, whilst recording an occasional triumph, has been one of death and disaster from the start. The element of uncertainty is too great to ever render the big gas-bags a popular method of transport.

Mar. 4,1897

125 Years Ago

Local News: About a month ago, David Phillips, the eldest son of the late George Phillips, of the Northcote neighbourhood, was unfortunate enough to step on the steel of an umbrella which had been frozen upright in the ground. It pierced through his moccasin and three pairs of socks and deeply into the flesh under the ball of the big toe.

It gave him considerable pain, but like most young men of that age, he did not like to give in; and fought off all idea of submitting the wound to a doctor until at least a fortnight after the mishap.It was found that the steel had injured the bone that serious results were almost certain, and last week Dr. Mann and Murphy amputated the foot. The young man feels his loss very keenly.

The concert held at Stark’s Corners on the 12th of Feb. last was quite a success owing among other things to the favourable weather we had.

Mr. Christian, the man who was accidentally shot last week during target practice at the Drill Hall, Ottawa, died from his wound on Friday. He leaves a wife and two children.

We are authorized to state most positively that there is no truth whatever in the rumour which is now being industriously circulated in the county, to the effect that a combination, at the head of which is Mr. Poupore, has been formed to run the affairs of Pontiac. This rumour is only in keeping with the various other slanders which are circulated from time to time by mean, unscrupulous persons. All we ask of our friends is to remain tranquil for the present and within a very short time they will see all such driveling chaff scattered before the winds and the people of Pontiac will be convinced that they are as free as they always have been in electing for the county the man of their own choice.

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